International News

Friday 19 January 2018

John L. Allen Jr., Crux Now

While there are many things to marvel over about Pope Francis, one clearly has to be his ability to multi-task. At the moment he’s in Chile, trying, among other aims, to repair the damage from clerical sexual abuse scandals in that Latin American country, but he still managed on Tuesday to be active diplomatically in the Middle East as well.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Christopher White, Crux Now

More Catholics are leaving the faith than ever before - more so than in any other religion - and a new study out this week is trying to help make sense of why so many young adults are leaving the faith at such an early age.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Celebrating Mass in a land steeped in indigenous history and culture, Pope Francis said the greatest threat facing humanity is the stifling of differences driven by the idea that some cultures are better than others.

Wednesday 17 January 2017

Beth Griffin, Catholic News Service

American Catholic women are increasingly disengaged from the church although they remain affiliated and say helping the poor and receiving the Eucharist are the most important aspects of what it means to be Catholic.